Chris Whiteside is the Conservative County Councillor for the Egremont North and St Bees Division of Cumbria County Council. The division includes St Bees, most of Moor Row, Bigrigg, Wood End, part of the Mirehouse area of Whitehaven, and the surrounding countryside.
Chris lives and works in Copeland with his wife and family.
Chris is a former member of Copeland Borough council, and an Honorary Alderman of the City and District of St Albans.

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Sunday reflection spot 20th November 2016

The Reverend Robert Jackson quoted the poem below during the service at St James' Whitehaven this morning. You can find it's provenance on the internet here.

"They were looking for A Lion, He came as a Lamb, And they missed Him.They were looking for a Warrior, He came as a Peace maker, and they missed Him.They were looking for a King, He came as a Servant, and they missed Him.They were looking for Liberation from Rome, He submitted to the Roman cross, and they missed Him.They were looking for a fit to their mold, He was the mold maker, and they missed Him.What are you looking for? Lion? Warrior? King? Liberator? What are you looking for? They were looking for their temporal needs to be met, He came to meet their eternal need, and they missed Him.He came as a Lamb to be sacrificed for your sin. Will you miss Him? He came to make peace between God and man. Will you miss Him?He came to model servanthood for all mankind. Will you miss Him? He came that we might have true Liberty. Will you miss Him? He came to give you eternal life. Will you miss Him?When we submit to the lamb we will meet the Lion. Join with the Peacemaker and we will meet the Warrior. Work with the Servant and we will meet the King. Walk with the Submitted and we will meet the Liberator. Concern ourselves with the Eternal and we will have the temporal.If Jesus is not fitting into the mold you have then come to the mold maker and get a new one. Submit to His plan for your life and you will see the eternal need met first then all the other things you have need of will be taken care of as well."